Tullibee Minneapolis

To start with the obvious, the location is perfect, and the overall look of the hotel, common areas, and rooms is just beautiful. I love the old building with a contemporary feel and the decor is on point (love the furniture, wall paper(s), and fun little accent pieces everywhere like the axe in our bathroom or painted antler on the shelf). Next are the less obvious, but it's the little things that count, right?! Well as silly as it sounds, the Hewing Hotel has the best tap water ever. Seriously, I drink bottled water all the time because I'm picky about any "taste" to my water. This was perfect - no iron, salty, or softened water flavor and SO cold that the glass fogged up instantly. I NEVER drink tap water from a hotel except for here. Also, the bath towels are HUGE which is so different than every other hotel I've experienced where I can't even get it to wrap around me completely. In fact I want those for my home because of the size and softness (split second temptation to stick the remaining folded towel in my bag but resisted...care to share the brand so I can buy my own?? :) ) Lastly, I don't stay at "fancy" places, and to me this is pretty fancy (first time ever using valet parking). It's outside of my normal price range, but then again I'm usually traveling with my 6 kids so we tend to stay at places that end with the word "Inn". Hewing has no free continental breakfast or water slide, and that's fine by me. In fact I saw no children at all which was also fine by me. Anyway, regarding the fancy look and atmosphere that I'm less accustomed to, at NO time did I feel out of place and every single employee was more than personable, friendly, and helpful. I will absolutely recommend this Hotel to others for travel or events. And if you're like me and usually try to keep things "cheap", consider this place worth the extra bucks for a splurge (especially when traveling without kids). I sure felt fancy and comfortable at the same time. I will be back and look forward to trying out the rooftop access next time!